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How far have we come toward racial equality since the civil rights era? What does it mean to be black today? How can we have a black President while events like Ferguson continue to occur? As PBS presents a nationwide exploration of these questions in “Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise”, WJCT will host a televised forum with a panel of experts to discuss our progress with racial equality on the First Coast.

The discussion will be co-hosted by Melissa Ross, Host of First Coast Connect, and by Darryl Willie, Executive Director of Teach for America.

WJCT’s “Community Thread” invites the community to join in one big conversation about the topics affecting us most. “Community Thread” is a TV show and radio stories that respond directly to audience-submitted questions.

Each quarter, the public is invited to submit questions on a new topic by email to communitythread@wjct.org or on Twitter using the hashtag #WJCTThread. Members of the public are also invited to attend the “Community Thread” TV show taping and ask questions directly to a panel of experts. Our news team will also sift through the questions and provide answers to many of them in radio stories, to keep the conversation going.

Confirmed Panelists:

Paula Wright - Duval County School Board Member

Nyah Vanterpool - Program Coordinator for OneJax

JeffriAnne Wilder - UNF Racial Equality Professor

Alton Yates - Civil Rights Activist/Local Historian

What are your thoughts or questions about the First Coast since MLK? Be part of our studio audience and share your voice!

All guests must arrive at 6:30 and must be seated by 6:45 or they will not be allowed into the studio.